Walters broke through glass ceilings to forge a stellar career but was sometimes criticised for fawning over her famous guests
At the time, the three networks – ABC, CBS and NBC – were a prime source of information for many Americans. Her success opened the way for the generations of woman television journalists who followed.
Other American journalists accused her of blurring the line between journalism and entertainment. Her trademark became finding an interviewee’s vulnerable spot and making them cry, which she argued made for great television. Barbara was brought up initially in Boston but moved with her family to Miami and then New York, where her father ran nightclubs.
Sexism was evident, too, when out on jobs with the press pack, such as Nixon’s historic trip in 1972 to China, where she was largely shunned by male journalists who regarded her as a lightweight. But viewers liked her and television executives, in turn, liked the ratings. Two years later, she was named co-host of Today, making official a role she had been doing informally for years.
She was creator of The View, which began in 1997, a popular chatshow covering politics and other issues. The co-hosts were all women, from different generations and backgrounds. She was one of the co-hosts from 1997 until 2014.
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